If You Love Me (Brownstone song)

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"If You Love Me"
If you love me.jpg
Single by Brownstone
from the album From the Bottom Up
B-side"If You Love Me" (Soft Touch mix)
ReleasedOctober 24, 1994
Recorded1994
Genre
Length5:04
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dave "Jam" Hall
Brownstone singles chronology
"Pass the Lovin'"
(1994) 		"If You Love Me"
(1994) 		"Grapevyne"
(1995)
Music video
"If You Love Me" on YouTube

"If You Love Me" is a song by R&B group Brownstone, released on October 24, 1994 by MJJ Music and Epic Records. It is the second single from their debut album From the Bottom Up. The song was written by Gordon Chambers, Nichole Gilbert, and Dave Hall, and features a sample from "Spellbound" (1990) by American rapper K-Solo.[1] "If You Love Me" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1996 but lost to "Creep" by TLC.

"If You Love Me" is Brownstone's biggest hit, peaking at number eight on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, as well as number two on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. It also topped the New Zealand Singles Chart for five weeks and reached the top 20 in Australia, France, Ireland, and the Netherlands. The music video for the Remix features rapper Craig Mack. In 2015, Canadian rapper Tory Lanez sampled the song for his hit single "Say It". Billboard named the song number 84 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[2]

Track listings[]

Personnel[]

  • Produced by Dave "Jam" Hall for Untouchables Entertainment, Inc.
  • Additional production and remixes by
    • The Characters: Troy Taylor & Charles Farrar for Character Music Corporation
    • Uno Clio
  • The music video was directed by Hype Williams.[citation needed]

Charts and sales[]

In popular culture[]

The song was featured in the 1998 film Living Out Loud, in a fantasy ensemble dance sequence featuring Holly Hunter.

References[]

  1. ^ From the Bottom Up (booklet). Brownstone. MJJ Music, Epic Records. 1994. 477362 2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
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  4. ^ If You Love Me (US cassette single sleeve). Brownstone. MJJ Music, Epic Records. 1994. 34T 77732.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ If You Love Me (UK cassette single sleeve). Brownstone. MJJ Music, Epic Records. 1994. 661413 4.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  8. ^ If You Love Me (Australian maxi-single liner notes). Brownstone. MJJ Music, Epic Records. 1994. 661279 2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  35. ^ "American single certifications – Brownstone – If You Love Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 11, 2019.

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